NAUGATUCK – Firefighters responded to a small blaze Tuesday at the Eastern Co.

Fire Chief Ken Hanks said the 11:30 p,.m. fire was in the front office of the company on Bridge Street. While it was in the area of a heater, he said, it is unknown whether the heater was the cause of the fire.

He said a sprinkler system kept the fire from spreading, but a valve to shut the system off failed to work, causing water damage to the office before water company workers could shut it off.

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